When Tenders get Rough

Tender Ticket

Day 19 (8/19/2010) Day 12 Baltic Sea Adventure

We actually slept in a little later today. We weren’t going to be arriving in Helsingborg, Sweden until 11:00. Today is our last day at sea. We will be taking off at 5:30 and traveling back to Copenhagen by 9:00. We are taking tenders to the port since it is too small to dock a ship the size of ours. I thought that the tenders would come out from Helsingborg but it turns out they use the lifeboats to ferry the people back and forth. Again our balcony was right above one of the spots where people disembark. It has been very interesting watching that whole process. I have to admit that the general operations of the ship are some of the most fun to watch. It turns out that tenders aren’t very tender at all in rough seas. In fact they can be downright harsh. I do have to say that it was definitely one of the highlights of the day. Even though Helsingborg was a charming city filled with beautiful buildings and Sculptures we couldn’t spend a great deal of time there. We are to the point where we are starting to repack and had to get most of that done before we go to bed. It is kind of bittersweet. On one hand we are ready to get home but on the other hand it means our adventure is coming to an end.

Lowering the Tenders

The Tenders

Loading the Tenders

Helsingborg

Sculpture in Helsingborg

Yet another Sculpture

And yet Another

The Ship